A Devil May Cry 4 Survivial Pack

I last played DMC4 over 2 years ago, but having now cut back on the number of new games I buy due to exploitative DLC practices I’m returning to the world of Dante & Nero to finish what I started; and it’s not easy going so far. When I left I was hacking and slashing merrily through mission 6 on Son of Sparda difficulty, when I got back into the game yesterday I couldn’t even work out how to use the Exceed Gauge without a helping hand from the internet.